Show D the sw new tariff law causes a big rush among the merchants ner chants A 1 yelling telling bob lob Be sieges hint rim a and ad to 1 decides t keep lit tie custom rend open till 12 a midnight washington oct 4 secretary windom and assistant secretaries spaulding and nettleton and general appraiser Tic tichenor benor spent the day over questions that have ariaen arisen in regard to the execution of the cew row tariff law which goes into effect monday morning several importers desirous ot of receiving the fall full benefit of the existing tariff a riff rates app applied lied to the treasury department p t ment tor permission 0 it to enter their goods at I 1 tho 0 cust custom om I 1 douset u up p t to 0 turid midnight sunday Aesia tant S secretary e S paulding informed them that this is is matter entirely w within the discretion of the collectors of C customs at various ports and that the department is cot not disposed to interfere in the matter generao spaulding said today to day that he be did not anticipate any trouble with regard to tho the execution exec littion of the now new law on the pa cloe coast by of the failure of customs officers ti 0 receive official copies copies of the law at the date it goo a into n 0 operation ral ion as entries mado made on and of after monday under the present law can be readily liquidated under tho new rates with very little extra a labor AT NEW YORK NEW yanic oct 4 tho most moat intense excitement prevailed in and about the custom house all day whole troops ot of importers and brokers kept coming and going As three approached the numbers increased until the rotunda was filled with a solid mass of humanity which jostled rushed and yelled all wished to get their entries under the old law and stood re ready dy to make entries the moment vessels were sighted at fire FITO island by the decision of yea yesterday the custom house was to have closed at three this afternoon but the macs mate of importers and brokers in tho the custom house was BO so great at three that collector erhardt a announced n that the time would be extended until four each moment after three the excitement became greater those in the rotunda appeared to be petting getting era crazy 1 they shouted yelled and made fu futile t efforts to in mova 0 va about the clerks were surrounded rounded sar with business men not for years has bach such a scene beene been enacted tri acted in the custom house tha the collector was in a his ilia office was jammed full fall of importers who waved rolls in their hands and shouted to him to him alt not to close the pressure on the collector became so groat great that finally be he tele graphed secretary windom for advice the secretary soon replied for the collector to usa use bia his discretion in the matter accordingly the collector decided to keep the chatom house until open 12 tonight to night at which tho oren importers mp in cheered the city of chiago was entered and a great part of the waiting crowd was relieved at of p m t the he steamer regains regulus with a cargo of laces lace L e beilka ilk a and velvets velvety vel vets entered the there r e w was as still ill the etruria thing valla and gandam and news of them ithem were anxiously awaited at 1030 p m it became known thit that tho etruria bad had been sighted off the outer bar at p in at one minute of A 12 the captain of the etruria had not arrived ten seconds later when half he the lights were out a carriage ca acme me on a rush to the door and a great shout went up from it jumped captain darris who was immediately behind the counter and entered bis his vessel just before tho the clock struck midnight three cheers and a tiger were given tor for her the captain had come up in a special tug and was driven at a breakneck pace from the dock to the custom house hours receipts at the custom house today to day were the second largest amount taken in there binca the war it he 0 for the week were over six million dollars eight boors hours dont ci go LONDON oct 4 at the session of the dock mens congress today to day a resolution was adopted declaring it impracticable to 0 limit the working day to eight hours the delegates however were strongly in favor oi of the proposition that forty eight hours labor should constitute a weeks work |